Austmine continues a focus on the evolution of the METS sector over the past 30 years with an in-depth look at exploration in Australia.
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Industry funds foster METS collaboration
Seven engineering and technology companies have been granted significant financial awards totalling $4.1 million through METS Ignited’s project funding program.
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Aussie gold players ride high into PDAC
Australia and Canada share a lot of similarities as two of the world’s leading mining nations. Peter Diekmeyer tells Australian Mining of the links between the two countries at at the PDAC convention in Toronto earlier this month.
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Rising to the challenge
METS Ignited is responding to mining’s many challenges through close collaboration with technology companies.
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Scale-ups rise to the innovation challenge
METS Ignited’s accelerator program is back with an expanded program for mining and energy resources scale-ups.
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Wage pressure ‘inevitable’ as skills shortages worsen
Recruitment agency Hays expects skills shortages in mining to be a major concern as the sector competes with other growth industries around Australia.
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Australia a fertile ground for Chilean collaboration
World’s top copper producer Chile has experienced a climb in non-copper exports in recent years. With its longstanding mining history, the country is looking at bridging METS collaboration with international markets.
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Contractor Wolff Mining recognised for automation excellence
Wolff Mining has received the Contract Miner of the Year Award for its innovative work at the Curragh mine in Queensland.
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Two dual winners recognised with METS Ignited Collaboration Award
Two joint partners Unearthed and Newcrest Mining as well as Core Resources and Mineral Technologies have won the METS Ignited Collaboration Award for 2018 because judges were blown away by the calibre of their entries.
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Rio Tinto developing chemical procedure for extraction of rare mineral
Rio Tinto is engaging the company's team of global experts to develop a new chemical procedure to process a mineral known only to occur at Jadar in Serbia.
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Creating the process plant of the future
As digitisation continues to disrupt the mineral processing space, Austmine members Ausenco and PETRA Data Science explore the future process plant in operation.
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Innovation reflects Victoria’s standing in world mining
Carlton is better known for its boutique retail and dining than the production of niche mining equipment, but a locally owned and operated business is forging ahead in the earth resources sector, and it’s getting noticed.
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QLD METS companies secure products and services boost
The Queensland Government, together with METS Ignited, is funding a series of programs to help regional METS businesses showcase their products or services.
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Evolution Mining key focus of Unearthed Sydney hackathon
Gold miner Evolution Mining will play a key role in mining technology event Unearthed Sydney 2018.
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Connectivity: Enabling mining’s digital transformation
Austmine talks to its collaborative partners and members about how the Australian mining industry is becoming a digital environment.
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Australian companies chosen for METStech Passport exchange program to Chile
Three Australian mining equipment companies are to embark on a two-week immersive course in Chile as part of government-funded body METS Ignited's METStech Passport program.
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Mackay businesses to receive $1.5m in government and industry METS funding
Minister for Jobs and Innovation Michaelia Cash has announced funding to the tune of $1.5 million for four mining business in Mackay, Queensland.
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DET CRC’s RoXplorer drill rig licenced to IMDEX, trials with Barrick Gold
Australian manufacturer Deep Exploration Technologies CRC's (DET CRC's) prototype RoXplorer coiled tubing (CT) drill rig has come closer to market after acquiring a licensing agreement with mining equipment, technology and service (METS) major IMDEX.
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Qteq secures NT jobs with expansion contract
Following on from the acquisition of Surtech Systems and WellServ announced in May, georesources-focused Qteq has secured a contract for environmental logging in the Northern Territory.
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METS Ignited awards more cash to supply companies
Eight mining equipment, technology and services (METS) companies have received a total of $7.14 million from the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science to tackle METS sector priorities.
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